“Here is a woman who has been in the business for four decades, had 21 Grammy nominations and won nine Grammys. She deserves more than a minute-and-a-half tribute,” said Cole’s son, Robert Adam Yancy, to Entertainment Tonight. “It was shameless the way they minimized her legacy.”

“Words cannot express the outrage and utter disappointment at the disrespectful tribute, or lack thereof, to a legendary artist such as our sister,” Natalie’s sisters Timolin and Casey chimed in.